据知情人士透露,高盛正在考虑一项为加密资金提供监管的计划。这意味着银行将代表基金持有新的证券,从而满足客户防范风险的需求,避免资金流失。
有传言称,审议工作正在进行,并且没有确定推出服务的时间表,因为信息未公开,因此要求不予确认。
高盛(Goldman Sachs)等机构的将为加密基金提供可靠支持,并可为更多投资者押注资产类别铺平道路。知情人士说,实施托管业务还可能导致其他风险投资,包括优质经纪服务。
“为响应客户对各种数字资产的兴趣,我们正在探索如何在这个领域为他们提供最佳服务,”高盛发言人表示。“对于数字资产产品范围,目前我们尚未得出结论。”
5月,野村控股公司(Nomura Holdings Inc.)与其他公司一起创建了一个名为Komainu 的监管联盟。据知情人士介绍,至少有三家华尔街托管巨头 - 纽约梅隆银行,摩根大通公司和北方信托公司 - 正致力于探索加密监管服务。
自从今年早些时候聘请贾斯汀施密特担任其数字资产市场主管以来,高盛迄今为止一直在采取措施加速货币,并且还没有建立一个完整的桌面来交易货币。
它是首批清算Cboe Global Markets Inc.和CME Group Inc.提供的比特币期货的华尔街公司之一。
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. could offer a boost for the burgeoning universe of funds betting on cryptocurrencies.
The firm is considering a plan to offer custody for crypto funds, according to people with knowledge of the matter. That means the bank would hold the newfangled securities on behalf of the funds, reducing risk for clients seeking to guard against the threat of losing their investments to rogue attacks.
The deliberations are ongoing and no timeline has been set for when the firm will roll out the services, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public.
A formal offering from an institution like Goldman Sachs would provide a credible backing for crypto funds and could pave the way for more investors to bet on the asset class. Having a custody operation in place could also lead to other ventures, including prime-brokerage services, the people said.
“In response to client interest in various digital products we are exploring how best to serve them in this space,” a spokesman for Goldman Sachs said. “At this point we have not reached a conclusion on the scope of our digital asset offering.”
In May, Nomura Holdings Inc. joined other firms to create a custody consortium called Komainu. And at least three giant Wall Street custodians -- Bank of New York Mellon Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Northern Trust Corp. -- are working on crypto-custody services or exploring it, people briefed on their efforts said.
Goldman Sachs has so far been taking baby steps around cryptocurrencies and hasn’t yet set up a full-fledged desk to trade the currencies since hiring Justin Schmidt earlier this year as head of its digital-asset markets.
It was among the first Wall Street firms to clear Bitcoin futures offered by Cboe Global Markets Inc. and CME Group Inc.